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TORONTO — Advocacy groups in Ontario say students with disabilities will face additional obstacles returning to class following the pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/students-with-disabilities-face-more-obstacles-returning-to-class-advocates/ Related

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Accessibility News August 22,2020 Update – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca AbleDocs Inc. is excited to be joining the Accessibility News team to ensure all documents are made accessible and compliant. AbleDocs is the only organization to guarantee the compliance of the files we produce and back that up with a $10,000,000 guarantee. We look forward to working with you […]

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11am Eastern Today, Grassroots Virtual Town Hall Will Give Anxious Parents of One Third of a Million Ontario Students with Disabilities Practical Tips to Prepare for School Re-Openings – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Today at 11am Eastern, a grassroots Virtual Town Hall will be held online to give deeply worried parents of one third of a million students with disabilities practical tips on what to do to prepare for and cope with the impending re-opening of Ontario schools, in the absence of a much-needed comprehensive provincial plan to […]

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The Ford Government’s Announced Measures for Students with Disabilities Largely Leaves it to Each of 72 School Boards to Figure Out What to Do to Fully and Safely Include Them in School Re-opening – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Earlier this week, we asked this important question: What is the Ford Government’s plan to ensure that over 340,000 students with disabilities are fully and safely included in Ontario’s schools when they open next month? It is now clear that the Ford Government has no comprehensive plan. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/the-ford-governments-announced-measures-for-students-with-disabilities-largely-leaves-it-to-each-of-72-school-boards-to-figure-out-what-to-do-to-fully-and-safely-include-them-in-school-re-opening/ Related

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Toronto Restaurant Discriminated Against Woman Who Uses Mobility Aids, Tribunal Rules – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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In a decision issued this week, the tribunal says Haily ButlerHenderson “experienced adverse treatment” when she was repeatedly refused access to a downstairs washroom at the Pentagram Bar and Grill on Aug. 19, 2016. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/toronto-restaurant-discriminated-against-woman-who-uses-mobility-aids-tribunal-rules/ Related

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On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 11 AM Eastern Time, Watch Preparing for School Re-Opening – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Action Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities” A Virtual Town Hall Organized by the Ontario Autism Coalition and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Read more athttps://aoda.ca/on-friday-august-21-2020-at-11-am-eastern-time-watch-%c2%93preparing-for-school-re-opening/ Related

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Group Homes Need to Rethink Visiting Rules During COVID-19 – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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by Rabia KhedrMississauga News, Jul 13,2020 People with intellectual disabilities and their elderly parents are silently falling victim to COVID-19 in Peel and throughout Ontario. It is not the virus, but rather inequitable policies adopted by agencies operating group homes backed by ill-informed provincial guidelines. Families are afraid to speak up, fearing reprisal. Agencies imposed […]

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What are the Ford Government’s Plans for Ensuring that One Third of a Million Students with Disabilities are Fully and Safely Included During School Re-Opening Next Month? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The Ford Government has received excellent advice on what it needs to do. We are still waiting for it to unveil a comprehensive plan of action, so that 72 school boards are not left to flounder, reinventing the wheel, with the serious risk that they may get it wrong. The Ford Government has had five […]

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The Council of Canadians with Disabilities Supports Quebecer, Jonathan Marchand, as he brings his cage in front of the National Assembly in Quebec to obtain his and his friends’ release from long-term care facilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Marchand, who uses a ventilator, has escaped from his long-term care facility (CHSLD) and is camping out in the public space in front of Quebecs National Assembly. He is requesting an in-person meeting with Premier François Legault in order to discuss his proposal for providing community-based personal care supports for people with disabilities so that […]

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